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Horologium

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Hor·o·lo·gi·um  (hôr-lj-m, hr-)
n.
A constellation in the Southern Hemisphere near Hydrus, Eridanus, and Reticulum.
[Latin hrologium, horologe; see horologe.]
horologium [ˌhɒrəˈləʊdʒɪəm]
n pl -gia [-dʒɪə]
1. (Miscellaneous Technologies / Horology) a clocktower
2. (Christianity / Ecclesiastical Terms) Also called horologion (in the Eastern Church) a liturgical book of the offices for the canonical hours, corresponding to the Western breviary
[from Latin; see horologe]
Horologium [ˌhɒrəˈləʊdʒɪəm]
n Latin genitive Horologii [ˌhɒrəˈləʊdʒɪaɪ]
(Astronomy) a faint constellation in the S hemisphere lying near Eridanus and Hydrus
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Next comes the Horoscopus carrying the horologium or sun-dial (the Zodiac sign was first invented in Egypt; the first known zodiac was looted by Napoleon, it now hangs in the Musee du Louvre, Paris) followed by the Hierogrammat with feathers on their heads and papyrus (books) in their right hands, and the Pastophori carrying the symbol of the coiled serpent (or the original caduceus, the medical symbol).
Greek philosophers who came to Africa to study by Adu-Asamoa, Barima / New African
Horologium Sapientiae, Roman de la Rose, Le Pelerinage de la vie humaine) offer insight into the worldview of Bosch's late medieval public.
De "Geheimtaal" van Jheronimus Bosch: Een Interpretatie van zijn Werk by Schiller, Noel / Renaissance Quarterly
Moreover, the specific calendar date evokes calendar time itself, referring to the authority of Augustus' horologium (see the plate on p.
M. Zimmerman and R. van der PAARDT (eds.): Metamorphic Reflections by Keulen, Wytse / Ancient Narrative
 
 
 
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